Religion, Law, and the Medical Neglect of Children in the United States, 1870–2000

Lynne Curry is Professor Emerita of History at Eastern Illinois University, USA. She is the author of several works that examine the intersections of American medical and legal history and the history of childhood, including The Human Body on Trial: A Handbook with Cases, Laws, and Documents, and The DeShaney Case: Child Abuse, Family Rights, and the Dilemma of State Intervention.

• Introduction.- The Physical Child.- The Public Child.- The Metaphysical Child.- The Infected Child.- Children on the Battle Line Between Religion and Medicine.- Children’s Medical Care in the Courts.- The Science of the Age.